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Who Is Mafalda? A Curious Girl from South America · Spanish for Beginners with Marco

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  Speaker 1: Time to get to know another famous character from Latin America.
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  Speaker 1: Last time I introduced Condorito, a famous comic strip from Chile.
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  Speaker 1: And now it's time for Mafalda. This is one of
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  Speaker 1: the most famous comic characters in Latin America. Created in
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  Speaker 1: the 60s by Kino, she's known for asking big questions
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  Speaker 1: about the world. So today you'll know this iconic character.
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  Speaker 1: As you listen, pay close attention to the following.¿ De
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  Speaker 1: dónde es Mafalda? Where is Mafalda from?¿ Cómo es su personalidad?
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  Speaker 1: What is her personality like?¿ Qué le gusta y qué
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  Speaker 1: no le gusta? What are the things that she likes
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  Speaker 1: and don't like? Let's listen to it first slowly.¿ Listos?¡ Sí, señor!¡ Vamos!
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  Speaker 1: Mafalda es una historieta argentina creada en 1964. Su personaje
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  Speaker 1: principal es una niña de 6 años llamada Mafalda. Es inteligente,
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  Speaker 1: curiosa y muy observadora. Vive con sus padres en Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  Speaker 1: Le gusta hacer preguntas sobre el mundo y hablar de
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  Speaker 1: temas importantes. No le gusta la sopa, una de las
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  Speaker 1: cosas más famosas de su personalidad. Las historias de Mafalda
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  Speaker 1: son divertidas, pero también invitan a reflexionar. Too difficult? The
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  Speaker 1: transcript is available for free at LatinL.com. You'll find the
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  Speaker 1: link in the show notes. Did you catch the main
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  Speaker 1: information about Mafalda? Here's a refresher.¿ De dónde es?¿ Cómo
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  Speaker 1: es su personalidad?¿ Qué le gusta y qué no le gusta?
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  Speaker 1: Let's listen to it one more time, this time at
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  Speaker 1: a normal speed. Mafalda es una historieta argentina creada en 1964.
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  Speaker 1: Su personaje principal es una niña de 6 años llamada Mafalda.
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  Speaker 1: Es inteligente, curiosa, y muy observadora. Vive con sus padres
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  Speaker 1: en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Le gusta hacer preguntas sobre el
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  Speaker 1: mundo y hablar de temas importantes. No le gusta la sopa,
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  Speaker 1: una de las cosas más famosas de su personalidad. Las
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  Speaker 1: historias de Mafalda son divertidas, pero también invitan a reflexionar.
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  Speaker 1: Let's break it down. First, nationality.¿ De dónde es Mafalda?
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  Speaker 1: Mafalda es una historieta argentina. That means it's an Argentine
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  Speaker 1: comic strip. Historieta argentina. And now let's look at Mafalda's personality.
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  Speaker 1: Did you catch the adjectives? Mafalda es inteligente, smart, inteligente. Curiosa.
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  Speaker 1: Curiosa is a person who likes learning new things. Curiosa.
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  Speaker 1: And observadora. A person who pays attention to what's happening
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  Speaker 1: around them. Observadora. Let me repeat that description for you.
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  Speaker 1: Mafalda es inteligente, curiosa y observadora. And finally, let's talk
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  Speaker 1: about her likes and dislikes. In the audio, I say...
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  Speaker 1: Le gusta hacer preguntas. She likes asking questions. Some might
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  Speaker 1: say it's kind of annoying. And no le gusta la sopa.
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  Speaker 1: She doesn't like soup. This is one of the most
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  Speaker 1: famous facts about Mafalda. Let's repeat that part. Le gusta
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  Speaker 1: hacer preguntas. No le gusta la sopa. Fun fact about Mafalda,
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  Speaker 1: her last comic strip was released on 1973, a long
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  Speaker 1: time ago, but she remains relevant until today. In fact,
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  Speaker 1: you see her face on notebooks, t-shirts, coffee mugs, everywhere.
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  Speaker 1: And now that you know the vocabulary, let's listen to
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  Speaker 1: it one more time. Mafalda es una historieta argentina creada
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  Speaker 1: en 1964. Su personaje principal es una niña de seis
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  Speaker 1: años llamada Mafalda. Es inteligente, curiosa, y muy observadora. Vive
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  Speaker 1: con sus padres en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Le gusta hacer
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  Speaker 1: preguntas sobre el mundo y hablar de temas importantes. No
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  Speaker 1: le gusta la sopa, una de las cosas más famosas
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  Speaker 1: de su personalidad. Las historias de Mafalda son divertidas, pero
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  Speaker 1: también invitan a reflexionar. If you need extra help with
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  Speaker 1: this episode, you'll find the transcript, vocabulary list, and lesson
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  Speaker 1: summary at latinel.com. There you'll find plenty of resources to
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  Speaker 1: help you get started in Spanish with confidence. And that's
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  Speaker 1: all for today. Gracias por escuchar Spanish for Beginners with Marco.
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  Speaker 1: and recommend it to your amigos. Soy Marco Fierro.¡ Hasta
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  Speaker 1: la próxima!¡ Chao, chao!